Here is the transcript of a conversation between pavilion designers Olafur Eliasson and Kjetil Thorsen and the Serpentine Gallery’s Julia Peyton-Jones and Hans Ulrich Obrist (see previous post for more on the pavilion).
The images are again by photographer Luke Hayes.
Photographer Luke Hayes has sent us what we believe is the first comprehensive set of professional photos showing both the interior and exterior of the just-completed Serpentine Gallery Pavilion 2007.
Philippe Starck has updated his website with images of Privé - a range of retro-looking, leather-upholstered sofas and chairs for Italian brand Cassina. More »
Patricia Urquiola has designed a new shelving system called Shift for B&B Italia. More »
Designer Ryan Frank has designed a range of furniture made from wood salvaged from old office furniture. More »
Designer Assaf Israel has sent us images and text about his D&A modular seating system. More »
It’s not strictly new - Vitra showed the prototype in Milan two years ago and went on sale earlier this year - but here’s Philippe Starck’s BaObab desk anyway. More »
Trash Luxe at Liberty is an exhibition celebrating designers use take cheap or worthless materials to make exquisite furniture, lighting and jewellery. More »
Thomas Heatherwick has updated his website with photos and info about many of his projects, including Sitooterie II (above), his 2006 interior design for restaurant Konstam at the Prince Albert (below) and his famous 1997 window display for Harvey Nichols. More »
Slovenian design brand Asobi has put a smaller version of its giant Isle Lounge sofa into production. More »
Thomas Heatherwick has completed Boiler Suit, an undulating facade of woven steel panels encasing the boiler house at Guy’s Hospital in London. More »
New Designers 07: Golden Time Cupboard is designed for primary schools and contains nine storage boxes for toys and games that can be removed for the “golden time” play hour at the end of the day. More »
Korean architect Minsuk Cho of Mass Studies will build a temporary pavilion in New York City this September to host a series of performances to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Storefront for Art and Architecture gallery. More »
Burn Burn Burn is not a product but a material, according to designer Sarah van Gameren. And also a performance: the flammable paint is applied decoratively to interiors and then ignited to leave a scorched testimony at “funerals, dinners, weddings” etc.
Rivington Place, a new visual arts space for London’s inIVA (Institute of International Visual Arts) designed by architect David Adjaye, is nearly complete.
Here is a new rendering of architect Amanda Levete of Future Systems’ installation for the London Design Festival this September (see our earlier story for more details and images). The piece, made of Corian, is part of the Size + Matter project that also includes Zaha Hadid’s Urban Nebula (see previous story).
Architect Zaha Hadid has created a sculptural piece that will be installed at the South Bank Centre in London during the London Design Festival this September.
An exhibition of new work by designer Ettore Sottsass will inaugurate the new Friedman Benda Gallery in New York next month. More »
Influential design retailer Murray Moss has opened his first store outside New York, with the launch of Moss: Los Angeles (or “Moss Angeles”) on Melrose Avenue. (via David Report via Dezain). More »
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